Violence Reduction Unit’s (VRU’s) Homicide review

Unmesh Desai: When will the findings of the VRU’s Homicide review be published?

The Mayor: A Homicide Review was commissioned in April 2018 by the Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) in a partnership between the Social Care Institute for Excellence and the University of Bedfordshire. The Homicide Review is looking at Domestic Homicide Reviews, Serious Case Reviews (now known as child safeguarding practice reviews), Safeguarding Adults Reviews, and Independent Investigation Reports (formerly known as Mental Health Homicide Reports) to review learning across the statutory review process.
As part of the same commissioning, the Behavioural Insights Team undertook a Strategic Needs Assessment, setting out the strategic needs and requirements across London and detailing the key causation factors, common patterns in relation to homicide.
The reviews set out a number of recommendations for the VRU and partners to consider in developing a longer-term strategy. Critically, this research revealed that there is a gap in our collective learning. With this new data, the Unit is now pressing the government to establish a mechanism for funded statutory reviews to take place for all homicides.
The two pieces of work were published on 30 January 2020 and the full reports can be accessed here:
www.london.gov.uk/city-hall-blog/new-report-shows-violence-cost-london-ps3-billion-last-year
www.london.gov.uk/city-hall-blog/topic/12105

Violence Reduction Unit’s (VRU’s) strategic needs assessment

Unmesh Desai: What does the VRU’s strategic needs assessment conclude about violence in London?

The Mayor: A Homicide Review was commissioned in April 2018 by the Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) in a partnership between the Social Care Institute for Excellence and the University of Bedfordshire. The Homicide Review is looking at Domestic Homicide Reviews, Serious Case Reviews (now known as child safeguarding practice reviews), Safeguarding Adults Reviews, and Independent Investigation Reports (formerly known as Mental Health Homicide Reports) to review learning across the statutory review process.
As part of the same commissioning, the Behavioural Insights Team undertook a Strategic Needs Assessment, setting out the strategic needs and requirements across London and detailing the key causation factors, common patterns in relation to homicide.
The reviews set out a number of recommendations for the VRU and partners to consider in developing a longer-term strategy. Critically, this research revealed that there is a gap in our collective learning. With this new data, the Unit is now pressing the government to establish a mechanism for funded statutory reviews to take place for all homicides.
The two pieces of work were published on 30 January 2020 and the full reports can be accessed here:
www.london.gov.uk/city-hall-blog/new-report-shows-violence-cost-london-ps3-billion-last-year
www.london.gov.uk/city-hall-blog/topic/12105

Urgent review of homicides and serious crime

Susan Hall: When will this be published? https://www.london.gov.uk/questions/2019/0485

The Mayor: A Homicide Review was commissioned in April 2018 by the Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) in a partnership between the Social Care Institute for Excellence and the University of Bedfordshire. The Homicide Review is looking at Domestic Homicide Reviews, Serious Case Reviews (now known as child safeguarding practice reviews), Safeguarding Adults Reviews, and Independent Investigation Reports (formerly known as Mental Health Homicide Reports) to review learning across the statutory review process.
As part of the same commissioning, the Behavioural Insights Team undertook a Strategic Needs Assessment, setting out the strategic needs and requirements across London and detailing the key causation factors, common patterns in relation to homicide.
The reviews set out a number of recommendations for the VRU and partners to consider in developing a longer-term strategy. Critically, this research revealed that there is a gap in our collective learning. With this new data, the Unit is now pressing the government to establish a mechanism for funded statutory reviews to take place for all homicides.
The two pieces of work were published on 30 January 2020 and the full reports can be accessed here:
www.london.gov.uk/city-hall-blog/new-report-shows-violence-cost-london-ps3-billion-last-year
www.london.gov.uk/city-hall-blog/topic/12105